Issue - meetings

Variation of Condition 14 (vehicular access) of planning application 11/00511/FUL to allow deliveries to the farm shop and cafe via McKenzie Way access.

The Committee received a presentation from the Principal Planning Officer.

The Agent spoke in support of the application.

Description:

Variation of Condition 14 (vehicular access) of planning application 11/00511/FUL to allow deliveries to the farm shop and cafe via McKenzie Way access.

Officer Recommendation:

To approve the application, subject to conditions.

The following matters were considered by the Committee:

a)            A condition was requested for a Delivery Management Plan to be submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority, detailing:

- That vehicles entering and exiting the McKenzie Way entrance shall do so in forward gear only

- That signage be erected to control vehicular movement

- That Hobbledown staff are to open and close the gate for deliveries only

- That the size of a vehicle to use the McKenzie Way entrance shall not exceed the size of a rigid lorry

- That no deliveries shall take place at the McKenzie Way entrance within hours:

08:00 - 09:00 and 15:00 - 16:00 Monday to Friday

Decision:

Following consideration, the Committee resolved (8 in favour, 1 against, 2 abstaining, and the Chair not voting) to APPROVE the application subject to the following conditions:

Conditions:

1.The development hereby permitted was required to begin before the expiration of three years from the date of the original planning permission (11/00511/FUL) This Condition has been complied with.

Reason: To comply with Section 91 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 (1) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

2. The premises shall not be open to the public outside the hours of 09:00 and 19:00 except on a Friday and Saturday when the internal areas and external areas marked Zone E.4, Zone H, Zone I and Zone K on approved plan 6773/50 Rev H shall additionally be permitted to open until 20:00.

Reason: To safeguard the amenities of neighbouring occupiers as required by Policy DM10 of the Development Management Policies 2015.

3. No permanent public address systems, sirens, horns or klaxons shall be operated on the site at any time. Amplified sound without the use of permanent Public Address Systems is permitted outdoors for entertainment only to audiences of a maximum size of 50 people from 09:00 hours until 19:00 hours Sunday to Thursday, 09:00 hours until 20:00 hours Friday and Saturday. Amplified music is not permitted outdoors. In all cases noise levels relating to amplified sound shall not exceed 65 decibels LAeq (15 minute) at the boundary of the site at any time. For the avoidance of doubt entertainment with the use of amplified sound shall be confined to puppet shows, birds of prey displays and other similar events directly related to the permitted use as a children's farm and shall only be undertaken within the designated areas shown on Drawing No 0013-03 Rev A dated 17/06/14. Granted under 14/00145/REM, dated 28 July 2014 

Reason: In the interests of the amenities of adjacent residential properties in accordance with Policy DM10 of the Development Management Policies  ...  view the full minutes text for item 35